Atheism in Fox Holes Should Not Be Required

VGo Robot Helps Children Go to School Virtually, Making Life Better

A Martian Haiku

NASA has started a contest, inviting people to submit their names and a message in the form of a haiku on the MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) probe to shortly head for Mars.

NASA accused of keeping Bigelow commercial space deal quiet

Ted Cruz for president whispers become more audible

And Ted Cruz reacts to presidential run stories

How Tax Reform May Happen Despite Obama

Gomez an Attractive Massachusetts Senate Candidate, Despite Anti-Tea Party Rhetoric

Anne Frank, Morning After Pill Controversies Government Encroachment on Family Life

Los Angeles Times Reporters Should Welcome Their New Koch Overlords

Obama Has to Go All in If He Arms the Syrian Rebels

Obama on Obamacare: 'Remain Calm. All is Well.'

Japanese 'Magic Mirror' Lets One Try on Clothes Virtually

New Theory: Earth-Like Moons in Other Star Systems Could Harbor Life

Ted Cruz attacked by MSNBC talkers for 'squish' comment at FreedomWorks

Ron Paul Claims 'Liberty was Also Attacked in Boston'

Storing offshore wind power in concrete 'batteries'

In 'Bones' and 'Castle' Peril Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

SpaceX noise liability bill moves through Texas House

Intimidation Allegations Could Send Benghazi into Cover-Up Phase

Coming Era of Natural Gas Abundence to Confound Central Planners

Ted Cruz basks in gun control victory at FreedomWorks Summit

NASA's Cassini Discovers Hurricane on Saturn, Meteor Strikes at the Rings

Virgin Galactics SpaceShipTwo makes first powered flight

West, Texas, Political Cartoon Causes Political Firestorm

Prohibition Against Catholic Women Priests Not Likely to Change

How the 'Mad Men' Episode 'The Flood' Shows 1968 as the End of Civilization

Sarah Palin Hits Populist Target in Swipe Against Media 'Nerd Prom'

Researchers Stumble Upon a Way to Create Brain Cells from Bone Marrow

New Treatment for Degenerative Disk Disease Using Stem Cells and 3D Printing

EPA: methane leaks from natural gas production less than estimated

Now Barack Obama takes up the Ted Cruz as Joe McCarthy theme

Brownsville SpaceX space port beach closure bill passes Texas House

Former NASA astronaut Tom Jones argues for asteroid mission over lunar return

NASA's Asteroid Mission Takes Shape as Congress Remains Skeptical

Ted Cruz aides kill 'Helping Sick Americans Now Act' to reform Obamacare

President Obama Ventures to Texas as Head of State and Party Leader

The Red Line Crossed, Obama Now Must Step Up in Syria

Obama's Air Traffic Controller Furlough Strategy Backfires

'The Americans' Feature How 'The Oath' Can Cause Trouble

NASA's Bolden Tussles with House Panel Over James Webb Space Telescope

President George W. Bush Gets a Second, Mostly Favorable Look

Also George W. Bush Will Be Remembered for War and Space Exploration

Congress' Attempt to Exempt Itself from Obamacare Hypocritical

Also Ted Cruz opposes congressional exemption from Obamacare

Barney Frank's Comparison of the Tea Party to Al Qaeda Despicable

Ted Cruz opposes path to citizenship in immigration reform bill

Water in Jupiter atmosphere caused by comet Shoemaker-Levy impact

The Lawsuits Begin in the Wake of the West, Texas, Fertilizer Explosion

NASA Asteroid, Mars Missions to Be Impacted by Sequestration

House GOP Benghazi Report Spells Trouble for Obama, Hillary Clinton

Rand Paul's Nuance on Drones Should Be Reassuring

Now Ted Cruz accused of having 'a face that looks a little like Joe McCarthy'

Mars One Colony Scheme Features Aggressive Schedule, Low Cost Estimate

Keystone XL Pipeline Mired in Bureaucratic Wrangling, Civil Protest, Legal Challenges

Internet Sales Tax Bill Violates Obama Pledge

The Rise of the Obamacare Scam Another Argument for Repeal

Rand Simberg offers a remarkable slam against Sarah Palin, similar to the one hurtled by Ann Coulter

Not doing that herself was one of Sarah Palin’s biggest mistakes. I liked most of what she had to say, but her voice grated even on me, and most people probably couldn’t get past it (particularly combined with the accent, though that was less of a problem, at least for me).

I offer the following so that the reader can decide for his or herself whether Palin's rhetorical skills are up to snuff.

Come to think of it, because I'm feeling peevish, here is an example of Rand's rhetorical skills. He is the fellow with the receding hairline and the tendency to mumble. Make your own conclusion.

'Veep' Episode 'Signals' Deals with Southerners and Israelis

Ted Cruz signs letter opposing internet sales tax bill

Rick Perry Headed to Illinois in Search of Businesses to Move to Texas

Orbital Sciences Antares Rocket Successfully Launches from NASA Wallops

The Koch Brothers May Bring Ideological Diversity to Newspapers

'Mad Men' writers developing early space program drama 'Cocoa Beach'

How the Boston Bombing Will Affect Gun Control and Immigration

A Thatcher and a Texan. Perhaps a new Iron Lady walks among us.

Chancellorsville, the Death of Stonewall Jackson, and the Gettysburg Question

Why "Veep" is a show about politics conservatives can love.

Media attacks on Ted Cuz causes push back

Also Anti Ted Cruz protest attracts larger number of pro Cruz tea party supporters

It is perhaps fortunate that "Boston Legal" is no longer on the air. Alan Shore would likely find himself representing Tsarnaev and since he never lost a case no matter how absurd his courtroom antics were, this would be bad.

Ted Cruz accused of hypocrisy for requesting federal aid for West, Texas

NASA, Bigelow sign space act agreement for public/private space exploration

Just as a side note, as some long term readers may remember, I made just such a proposal in the form of a Lunar Development Company in a piece published in the Houston Chronicle back in the early 1990s. I'm happy to see that some folks at NASA are catching up with my early vision.

NASA's Bolden cites Morpheus project as part of necessary risk taking

Got him!

Chair of House Science Committee Skeptical of NASA Asteroid Mission

Obama Offers Perry Federal Aid for West, Texas, Disaster Relief

Ted Cruz accused of talking too much

Marco Rubio is Blowing it on Illegal Immigration

The Marathon: Born in Battle, Marred by Terrorism

The Man from Mars -- Chapter Thirteen

'Ballistic City' a cop show set on a generation star ship

NASA's Kepler telescope discovers three possible Earth-like planets

In 'The Americans' Elizabeth Wages 'Covert War'

Stephen Hawking: God Not Necessary for Big Bang to Have Occurred

Why President Obama Raged Against the Dying of Gun Control

Obamacare 'Train Wreck' Could Define the Administration

Fertilizer Plant Explosion Decimates the Town of West, Texas

Ted Cruz offers alternative legislation as senate gun control bill collapsing

Update: Ted Cruz wins decisive political victory with defeat of gun control legislation

NASA: Titan's Methane Lakes May Be Slowly Vanishing

Arrest of Texas Soldier Raises 2nd Amendment and Police Misconduct Issues

Media Strangely Shocked that Americans like Reagan More Than Obama

By Snubbing Margaret Thatcher, Obama Makes Himself Small

NASA's Space Launch System on budget, ahead of schedule, confounding its critics

Bechtel brings money, expertise, and credibility to Planetary Resources

A Return to the Moon Could Be a Commercial Enterprise, Supported by NASA

'Buckwild' May Be Revived in Texas

Justin Bieber Shows Excessive Self-Obsession Regarding Anne Frank

Ted Cruz pounces on Harry Reid's 'anti-gun' slip

FAA draft environmental impact report finds no impediment for Texas space port

Boston Marathon Bombing: Not the Finest Hour for Some Media

'Defiance' a Science Fiction Western Worth a Look

All prayers for all of those in Boston and those who care for them. Also, an admonishment, to be skeptical about what is being aired on the news right now. The fog of war exists in these kinds of attacks (and I think it was such) and it will take a while to sort things out. Finally, there will be retribution for those responsible. Count on it.